PSAT Writing and Language Question 361: Answer and Explanation

Question: 361

To make this paragraph most logical, sentence 1 should be placed

• A. where it is now.
• B. after sentence 2.
• C. after sentence 3.
• D. after sentence 5.

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

C

Note the question! The question asks where sentence 1 should be placed, so it's testing consistency of ideas. The sentence must be consistent with the ideas that come both before and after it. Sentence 1 says that At the end of this period, scientists had observed a decrease in both the time it took each of the 12 crabs to complete the maze and the number of wrong turns each crab took, so it must come after some mention of a period of time. Sentence 3 mentions a four-week period. Therefore, sentence 1 should follow sentence 3. The correct answer is (C).